Franklin County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Franklin County by 4.9 points, out of 25,763 votes for president.

Franklin County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Kentucky 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump Republican Party	13,246	51.4%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	11,996	46.6%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	282	1.1%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	127	0.5%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	80	0.3%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	18	0.1%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	7	0.0%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (Write-In)	5	0.0%
Cornel WEST / Melina ABDULLAH (Write-In)	2	0.0%
James D. SODERNA / Matthew J. TREWHELLA (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Jay J. BOWMAN / De BOWMAN (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Joseph KISHORE / Jerry WHITE (Write-In)	0	0.0%
John CHENG / Wayne WALIGORSKI (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Billy KELLEY JR. / Jason HOLDEMAN (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Cherunda FOX / Harlan McVAY JR. (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Andre Ramon McNEIL SR. / Roschelle McNEIL (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Future Madam POTUS / Jessica KENNEDY (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Total	25,763

Franklin County was R+4.8 against R+30.5 statewide, 25.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2024 General Election Results, President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 2-7 of 120)

2020

Kentucky 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump Republican Party	12,900	49.5%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	12,652	48.5%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	365	1.4%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	89	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	55	0.2%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	5	0.0%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	3	0.0%
Gloria LA RIVA / Sunil FREEMAN (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Mark CHARLES / Adrian WALLACE (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Jade SIMMONS / Claudeliah J. ROZE (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Andy PRIOR (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Shawn HOWARD / Alyssa HOWARD (Write-In)	0	0.0%
President R19 BODDIE / Eric C. STONEHAM (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Kasey WELLS / Rachel WELLS (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Timothy Allen STEVENS / Susan Congleton FLETCHER (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Mary Ruth Caro SIMMONS / Sherri DOW (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Total	26,072

Franklin County was R+1.0 against R+25.9 statewide, 24.9 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2020 General Election Results, President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 2-6 of 95)

2016

Kentucky 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump	11,819	49.5%
Hillary Clinton	10,717	44.9%
Gary Johnson WELD	725	3.0%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	343	1.4%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	236	1.0%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	20	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	4	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Steve SCHULIN	1	0.0%
Michael A. MATUREN / Juan A. MUNOZ	0	0.0%
Chris KENISTON / Deacon TAYLOR	0	0.0%
Denny Carroll JACKSON / Michelle Faye HICKS	0	0.0%
Irving D. SMITH / Craig ELLIS	0	0.0%
Timothy Allen STEVENS / John Paul MABRY JR.	0	0.0%
Mike SMITH / Daniel WHITE	0	0.0%
Laurence KOTLIKOFF / Edward LEAMER	0	0.0%
Scott CUBBLER / Michael RODRIGUEZ	0	0.0%
Richard Turner LUESING JR. / Paul Dudley BOWLING III	0	0.0%
Dave MARSHALL / Ben HARTNELL	0	0.0%
David PERRY / Eric "Rick" SEILEY	0	0.0%
Jerry WHITE / Niles NIEMUTH	0	0.0%
Joseph MALDONADO / Douglas TERRANOVA	0	0.0%
Marshall SCHOENKE / James MITCHELL JR.	0	0.0%
Richard DUNCAN / Ricky JOHNSON	0	0.0%
David L. KNIGHT / Santa Roy A. CLARK	0	0.0%
Sheila "Samm" TITTLE / R. Charles CASPER-KACPROWICZ	0	0.0%
Cherunda FOX / Roger KUSHNER	0	0.0%
William Martin LING / Robert E. LING	0	0.0%
Daniel Paul ZUTLER / Valerie M. MICHAELS	0	0.0%
Anthony J. VALDIVIA / Aaron BARRIERE	0	0.0%
Total	23,865

Franklin County was R+4.6 against R+29.8 statewide, 25.2 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2016 General Election Results, President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 2-5 of 64); the 29 ticket headers are printed vertically

2012

Kentucky 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama	11,535	49.4%
Mitt Romney RYAN	11,345	48.6%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	226	1.0%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	117	0.5%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	114	0.5%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	0	0.0%
Ross C. "Rocky" ANDERSON / Luis J. RODRIGUEZ	0	0.0%
Richard DUNCAN / Ricky JOHNSON	0	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Jonathan ELLIS	0	0.0%
Jerry WHITE / Phyllis SCHERRER	0	0.0%
Stephen DURHAM / Christina LOPEZ	0	0.0%
Louis Todd HOUSE / Suzanne D. HOUSE	0	0.0%
Dennis KNILL / David GILDER	0	0.0%
Barbara Ann PROKOPICH / Allen R. FARNHAM	0	0.0%
Erin Kent MAGEE / William Thomas HARNEY	0	0.0%
Keith JUDD / Dorne SMITH	0	0.0%
Total	23,337

Franklin County was D+0.8 against R+22.7 statewide, 23.5 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Secretary of State, Official 2012 General Election Results, President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 2-6 of 83; the PDF is encrypted against text extraction, a decrypted copy under state_pdfs/2012/_pages/ was read)

2008

Kentucky 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	11,911	49.5%
Barack Obama DEM	11,767	48.9%
All other candidates	401	1.7%
Total	24,079

Franklin County was R+0.6 against R+16.2 statewide, 15.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	12,281	50.9%
John Kerry DEM	11,620	48.1%
All other candidates	232	1.0%
Total	24,133

Franklin County was R+2.8 against R+19.9 statewide, 17.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Kentucky 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	10,853	50.1%
George W. Bush REP	10,209	47.1%
All other candidates	592	2.7%
Total	21,654

Franklin County was D+3.0 against R+15.1 statewide, 18.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Franklin County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Franklin County by 4.9 points, out of 25,763 votes counted for president.

Is Franklin County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 4.8 points; 2020: Republican by 1.0 points; 2016: Republican by 4.6 points; 2012: Democratic by 0.8 points; 2008: Republican by 0.6 points; 2004: Republican by 2.8 points; 2000: Democratic by 3.0 points.

How does Franklin County vote compared with the rest of Kentucky?

In 2024 it was 25.7 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 4.8 points against Republican by 30.5 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data